The Ducks will have six players overall at the 2021 World Junior Championship in Edmonton, Alberta from Dec. 25-Jan. 5, including the four Americans, Jamie Drysdale (Canada) and Albin Sundsvik (Sweden). Dates, times and the television schedule are listed below.
Zegras will make his second World Junior Championship appearance after recording nine assists (all primary) to lead the 2020 tournament, which ranked tied for fourth-most by a U.S. player in a single World Junior Championship.
Jamie Drysdale (Canada) will also make his second appearance after helping Canada to a gold medal in 2020. At 17 years, 8 months, Drysdale became the youngest defensemen since 2001 to appear in a World Junior Championship for Canada (Jay Bouwmeester, 17 years, 3 months), and the sixth-youngest Canadian defensemen all-time.
Four California-born players were named to Team USA's roster, second only to Massachusetts (5).
Anaheim's six players named to World Junior Championship rosters:
Team USA
Sam Colangelo (2020 second round, 36th overall)
Jackson LaCombe (2019 second round, 39th overall)
Henry Thrun (2019 fourth round, 101st overall)
Trevor Zegras (2019 first round, ninth overall
Canada
Jamie Drysdale (2020 first round, sixth overall)
Sweden
Albin Sundsvik (2020 sixth round, 160th overall)
2021 World Junior Schedule:
Sunday, Dec. 20 (Exhibition)
U.S. vs. Switzerland, 3 p.m. PT (NHL Network)
Monday, Dec. 21 (Exhibition)
Canada vs. Sweden, 3 p.m. PT
Tuesday, Dec. 22 (Exhibition)
U.S. vs. Finland, 3 p.m. PT (NHL Network)
Sweden vs. Switzerland, 6:30 p.m. PT
Wednesday, Dec. 23 (Exhibition)
Canada vs. Russia, 3 p.m. PT
Friday, Dec. 25
U.S. vs. Russia, 6:30 p.m. PT (NHL Network)
Saturday, Dec. 26
Czech Republic vs. Sweden, 11 a.m. PT
Canada vs. Germany, 3 p.m. PT
Austria vs. U.S., 6:30 p.m. PT (NHL Network)
Sunday, Dec. 27
Canada vs. Slovakia, 3 p.m. PT
Monday, Dec. 28
Sweden vs. Austria, 3 p.m. PT
Tuesday, Dec. 29
Czech Republic vs. U.S., 11 a.m. PT (NHL Network)
Switzerland vs. Canada, 3 p.m. PT
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Sweden vs. Russia, 6:30 p.m. PT
Thursday, Dec. 31
Finland vs. Canada, 3 p.m. PT
U.S. vs. Sweden, 6:30 p.m. PT (NHL Network)
